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nounThe process of producing saliva.
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Origin
- Latinsalīvātiō
- Englishsalivation
From Latin salīvātiō.
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Bulgarian отделяне на слюнка
- отделяне на слюнка (otdeljane na sljunka)process of producing saliva
Catalan salivació
- salivacióprocess of producing saliva
Czech slinění
- sliněníprocess of producing saliva
Finnish syljeneritys
- syljeneritysprocess of producing saliva
French salivation
- salivationprocess of producing saliva
Italian salivazione
- salivazioneprocess of producing saliva
Russian слюноотделе́ние, салива́ция
- слюноотделе́ние (sljunootdelénije)process of producing saliva
- салива́ция (salivácija)process of producing saliva
Spanish salivación, saliveo
- salivaciónprocess of producing saliva
- saliveoprocess of producing saliva
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APA
salivation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salivation
MLA
“salivation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salivation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salivation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salivation.
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